Test Drive Dodge Journey since 2011 Minivan

Journey

So translates from the English word journey that it is impossible to characterize this car better. Large sizes, spacious interior, four-wheel drive and high clearance allow you to not be afraid of the difficulties of the far road.
The purebred American Dodge Journey seems to be: only the power unit is still a large and atmospheric V6 volume of 3.6 liters and with a capacity of 280 liters. With. The beautiful interior is trimmed with a pleasant plastic and high-quality skin, and the multimedia system has a completely understandable interface, however, the appetite of the power unit will cause to remember the car's homeland.
Only one set of Dodge Journey is presented on the Russian market. Traditionally, for cars from the USA, Journey can boast rich equipment: 6-speed automatic, 6 airbags, stabilization system, two-zone climate control, leather interior, alloy wheels 19. The central console is crowned with a touchscreen display with a diagonal of 8.4 inches, The audio system has 6 speakers and subwoofer, connects the USB connector and supports Bluetooth. The driver's seat is adjustable using electric drives. In this version of Dodge Journey costs 1,699,500 rubles.
Options for 39,000 rubles were installed on our car, including the 3rd range of seats with convenient access and possibility of transformation, as well as a three-zone climate and a beautiful diode interior lighting.
It is a pity that the Dodge Journey does not offer more modest engines that would reduce its cost and fuel consumption, during the test exceeded 17 l / 100 km.
Boris Kuts, Head of Distribution Department
My longtime comrade owns Journey since the start of sales of this model in Russia. It is limited to all the persisions: the car is excellent! Under this impression, I got behind the wheel. I don't want to say about the design of the body, Americans, apparently, their concepts about beautiful. And inside is very nice. Stylish instrument panel, comfortable steering wheel, high-quality materials. But there are oddities. If the adjustment of the lumbar backpage in 2 planes is electric, then the adjustment of the tilt of the back for some reason only mechanical. Leather seats like comfortable, but somehow the spin sweats. The 3rd row, rather, the decor element than full-fledged places for the far road. The 280-strong engine easily speeds up Journey, the operation of the machine with a smooth ride is almost imperceptible, but with active dips appear in the switching. You can complain about the manual switching mode of the KP: the solution itself is quite original (the lever goes to the left-right, and not forward-back), but why, standing still, you can switch already up to the 5th transmission? One incorrect movement of the gas pedal, and the end box? Taking into account the family status of the car, perhaps at least a hundred horses here is superfluous. Yes, and from the price a couple of hundred thousand will not hurt.
Konstantin Nikolaev, system administrator
Dodge Journey Brand new restyled minivan crossover. A large family car with an interesting appearance. The new powerful engine is 3.6 liters (283 liters.), Four-wheel drive, a spacious and well-transformed salon. The main trump card is high clearance with a comfortable suspension. Suspension with a large shock absorbers, which is good on an uneven road. The large size of the cabin allows the driver and all passengers will be comfortable. Seats are comfortable, and not tired on long journeys. In the front passenger seat of a large secret compartment. Rear passengers are convenient even with the front seats completely moved back. Back seats with adjustable tilt angle, and the seats themselves are transformed for children. And the 3rd row will be able to accommodate not only children. Dodge Journey for a large family.
Vakhtang Koltsov, PR Manager
Dodge Journey I would call universal not only because of the type of body. If you look at the FAS is a stylish car for socially active people who love to be in sight and stand out, and if you look at the profile there is an absolutely family car. And yet: rather a crossover or minivan? Since he is not so boring, let the crossover be. Not boring, he seemed to me on the road: when kick-down, the tachometer arrow did not simply flew, but almost lay in the opposite direction and the car immediately took ahead. The salon is also a double: a bright, multicolor display, the backlight of everything that can only be highlighted (even at the cup holders a fashionable luminous strip), and at the same time the abundance of pockets, shelves and other things. It was pleasantly surprised by soft plastic in the cabin, until recently, not peculiar to the Americans. Adjustable rear seats and the back simply oblige to travel on this car with the whole family, but passengers will be closed in the third row. However, the visit to the refueling should be rehearsed in advance: I have not seen in the cabin of the opening button of the fuel tank, I almost suspected a nonlado. It turns out to open the gas tank, it is necessary to extract the key from the chip key, squeeze it into the filler neck and turn it there. In general, I am all lured and scratched.
Anton Shiryaev, Observer Editor
In Russia love Dodge. Thousands of models of this brand are running on our roads: Caravan, Stratus, Stratus Coupe and Ram. I am confident that with time, Journey will also often meet. That's just all Americans will be used: new things are too expensive due to ill-conceived complete sets. Why is a family car such a powerful engine? Fuel consumption of the 280-power engine does not fall below 16 liters, and the road tax is 42,000 rubles. It's a shame, because the car is quite good. He has a big ground clearance, good handling, and an incredibly universal salon and a sample to follow: Caucoses in the legs of the second-row passengers, folding the back of the front passenger's chair, a cache under its cushion, a flashlight in the trunk, second, such a soft plastic On the American car, I have never met before that. This is a natural breakthrough! But who will buy a minivan for 1,700,000 rubles? But this is the basic version, almost deprived of advanced. Here we would sell an option with an even simpler equipping and the Italian Diesel VM Motori!


 

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